I’m Astrid Bear, and I enjoy exploring lots of fiber arts. Here I am in my yard during the snowiness of January 2007, wearing a knitted, felted hat I made.
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January 18, 2007 at 10:35 am
Rowen
Nice hat! And nice pics in the blog.
January 19, 2007 at 2:02 am
astrbear
Hi, Rowen! Nice to see you here, and I’m glad you like my hat. You will be amused to know that the photo is taken by use of the Klein maneuver.
March 6, 2007 at 8:51 am
tsocktsarina
Not half as amused as I am! The Klein maneuver!!!! Wow, that sure takes me back. But… where’s the extended arm? Where’s the flash? And… you’re so alone. Does it even count as the Klein maneuver if there’s no one else in the shot?
(But it is indeed a VERY nice hat.)
March 7, 2007 at 12:41 am
astrbear
Welcome, tsocktsarina! Interesting philosophical question — if there is no other observed observer, is it a Klein maneuver? Would a cat count? How about Wigner’s Friend? And does Wigner’s Friend ever get tired of watching cats die? Does he get put in the box sometimes?
Anyway, the extended arm got cropped when I uploaded the picture, and with all that snow I didn’t need a flash. Jim had just posited that every online gallery needs at least one photo utilizing the K.M., and it seemed like a good idea.
Thanks for the hat praise!
October 16, 2007 at 10:27 pm
lisa
I stumbled upon your gorgeous website while trying to find a picture of “rainbow bread” –this ridiculous “bread” they sell at some local Missouri grocery stores (i HOPE it’s meant for kids), and I wanted to show a friend…anyway, the picture of up your wonderful wild loaf of bread showed up in Google Images, and I got curious. What a pleasure your website is! The photos are elegant, the links are Actually Interesting, and the writing is lovely. I want to try every recipe you posted.
If I had time to live a whole ‘nother life I’d be a fiber artist, so I was extra-happy.
Keep up the good work!
Well, back to the stratosphere.
October 17, 2007 at 8:22 am
astrbear
Lisa — thanks for the kind words! It’s never too late to play with fiber, you know. Just buy one leetle skein of yarn . . . or one fluff of fleece . . . and before you know it, you’ll have Stash coming out of your closets and lots of warm and/or stylish scarves to give as gifts or wear with pride. From there it’s a slippery slope, but great fun.
Astrid
February 7, 2008 at 11:22 pm
Geo Rule
Totally off topic, Astrid, but a quick search for an email for you brought up this site. We met briefly at Seattle NASFIC in the Heinlein Society suite. I was indexing correspondence from the Robert Heinlein Archives this week and ran across your letter thanking Mr. Heinlein for dedicating “Podkayne of Mars” to you. I thought you might get a giggle out of seeing it again. Drop me a line if you’d like an image.
Best. Geo Rule
February 9, 2008 at 11:04 am
astrbear
Oh, my goodness, that’s amazing! Yes, I should be delighted to see a copy of that letter. Thank you.
Astrid